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Adoption 101
Speakers: Cradle Staff and Panel of Adoption Circle
Members
This required, all-day workshop is designed to help prepare you to become
an adoptive parent. Among the topics you will explore are:
- Differences and similarities in families built through adoption vs.
by birth.
- The spirit of openness as a lifelong commitment.
- Understanding and hearing birthparent experiences.
- The realities of adoption (for example, health risks).
6 credit hours of DCFS Foster Care Training
Available Class Dates
- Saturday,
February 13, 2010 is now FULL.
- Saturday, March 13, 2010 is now FULL.
- Saturday, April 10, 2010
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
- Saturday, June 12, 2010
8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., lunch will be served
The Cradle
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL
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Making Connections: Adoptive Parents "Meet" Birthparents
Speaker: Cradle Adoption Counselor
In this session you will:
- Begin to understand the steps to making a match.
- Practice match-meeting skills.
- Become aware of how to show your profile on the Cradle website in
order to increase your visibility to prospective birthparents.
2.5 credit hours of DCFS Foster Care Training.
Available Class Dates
- Tuesday, March 2, 2010 is now FULL.
- Tuesday, April 27, 2010 is now FULL.
- Tuesday, May 25, 2010
6:00 - 8:30 p.m., feel free to bring a snack
The Cradle
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL
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Parenting a Child at Risk
Speaker: Dan Griffith, PhD Clinical Pediatric Psychologist
Dr. Griffith will speak on:
- The effects of prenatal drug and/or alcohol exposure.
- The long-term risks the exposure may present.
- Parenting skills to help you help your baby (and older child) regulate
his or her behavior.
Dr. Griffith is a nationally known author, lecturer, and child psychologist.
He has provided clinical services for hundreds of high-risk children
and their families.
2.5 credit hours of DCFS Foster Care Training.
Available Class Dates
- Saturday, February 20, 2010
- Saturday, May 22, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Lutheran General Hospital, Johnson Auditorium
1775 Dempster St.
Park Ridge, IL
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Transition to Openness
Speakers: Cradle Counselors and Adopted Person
This course will continue the prospective adoptive parents educational
journey by focusing specifically on the spirit and practice of openness.
You will learn:
- How to build a sustaining, nurturing family by furthering
your understanding and empathy towards the birthparents.
- Begin developing a "Dear Birthparent" letter.
- The specific roles and responsibilities of adoptive parents.
A light meal will be provided.
4 credit hours of DCFS Foster Care Training.
Available Class Dates
- Saturday, February 6, 2010 is now FULL.
- Thursday, March 4, 2010 is now FULL.
- Saturday, April 3, 2010, 9:00 - 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, May 6, 2010, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
- Saturday, June 5, 2010, 9:00 - 1:00 p.m.
The Cradle
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL
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Expectant
Families Support Group (Optional)
Speaker: Cradle Staff, Cradle Families and Community
Professionals
A bi-monthly meeting for families who are currently awaiting placement
through The Cradle's Domestic Adoption program. This group is led by
a Cradle Adoption Counselor and is an opportunity to discuss a variety
of topics that affect expecting adoptive families, meet other families
and receive support during the waiting process.
- February 17, 2010, 7 - 9pm
Topic: Making Decisions and Dealing
with Choices: Discussing Race, Ethnicity and Adoption
During this meeting, we will show the complete versions
of the videos "Struggle
for Identity" and "A Conversation 10 years Later". Many
Waiting Families attended Adoption 101 prior to the addition to this video.
Families who have seen it in the class, have only seen a small portion.
This will be an opportunity for families to see the entire video and have
a discussions about it. Also, this meeting (and only this meeting) will
be open to families who are currently in process. Specifically, families
MUST have completed Adoption 101 and have submitted their Cradle Application
to attend. This may be an opportunity for "just in time learning" for
families who would like to think about their decisions about child
requests before their home study is completed and expand on their
learning in Adoption 101.
- April 21, 2010, 7 - 9 pm
Topic: TBA
- June 16, 2010, 7 - 9pm
Topic: TBA
The Cradle
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL
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